Welcome to our annual holiday guide! This year we've been hard at work tracking down more than 120 (whoa) amazing holiday gifts for everyone on your list, in every price range, from cheap and chic to splurge-tastic.

We're utterly thrilled to have two of our absolute favorites -- Chronicle Books and Minted -- as this year's top Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide sponsors. Not only do we adore them all year long, their sponsorship helped make our 2010 Holiday Gift Guide possible.

In fact if you help us spread the word about our gift guide by posting our beeeeautiful button on your blog or website, then email the url to contests@coolmompicks.com with HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE in the subject, you'll automatically be entered to win a $525+ prize pack including:

*A $275+ assortment of Chronicle titles, including Every Day's a Holiday, A Nutty Nutcracker Christmas, and other amazing faves.

*AND a $250 gift certificate to Minted, where you can find gorgeous holiday cards, cool photo calendars, unique party invitations, and special personalized stationery.

We're grateful to every sponsor of our gift guide for supporting what we do - and we love their work, too - be sure to click on over to our sponsors' sites to find plenty of great gifts for family and friends.

But our own Holiday Gift Guide picks? Nothing paid for, just fabulous holiday gift ideas our editors love. Every year, we scour the web for the best holiday gifts so you don't have to. Then we present you with a list of perfect gifts we would be thrilled to give or recieve ourselves.

And remember, when you buy a holiday gift from one of the many smaller brands and retailers featured in the Cool Mom Picks Holiday Gift Guide, you help support small business entrepreneurs, who can always use a little boost around the holidays. Thanks for stopping by, and happy holiday shopping!

baby's first christmas

Let’s face it, no baby remembers the first Christmas. Instead of copious toys for babies, we love keepsakes to celebrate the season, and those special items that lend themselves to photo ops that become keepsakes themselves.

for the hostess whose parties you talk about all year long

Clearly she’s cool if she invited you. Skip the flowers and instead grab a (good) bottle of wine or one of these special gifts guaranteed to remind her why you were on her holiday guest list in the first place.

for your friend the cosmetic junkie

If she’s into glitz, glam and all things gorgeous, hook her up with a holiday gift certificate to her favorite cosmetics counter, or one of these fabulous gifts. Package it with a vintage compact if she’s really special.

for the person on your list who says don’t get me a gift. and means it.

For those amazing people in our lives who would rather give to others than get something themselves, we can’t say enough wonderful things about Heifer International which helps children and families around the world become self-reliant. Print your own gift card too.

for your favorite sitter, who you’d kind of like to keep another year

Mostly what sitters, nannies, and other caregivers would like is cash. As in, cash. The cash kind of cash. Still, it’s nice to add a little something thoughtful to the fat envelope and let her know how appreciated she is.

the sweetest holiday ruffles

While you don’t want your little girl opening gifts in a bad bridesmaid dress, a few strategically-placed ruffles in her holiday party wear will make her feel as beautiful on the outside as she is on the inside.

the coolest kids stocking stuffers under $10

Kids and kids-at-heart know stocking stuffers are often the best part. Here are a few that we’d love to find dangling from our mantles this year. And poke around at the shops listed here - lots of them have plenty more affordable gift ideas.